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The San Antonio Spurs were outstanding in the first half of the year


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 5:45 p.m.

The Spurs rolled into the All-Star break with a 46-10 record which was the best in the NBA ... They are six games ahead of the Mavericks in the Southwest Division and the Mavericks have the second best record in the Western Conference ... The Spurs will look to continue to limit the minutes that [ ... ] ...

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The Houston Astros re-sign Alberto Arias


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 5:33 p.m.

The Astros have re-signed 27-year old righty reliever Alberto Arias to a 1-year deal ... Arias missed all of last season due to surgery on his right shoulder ... Arias pitched in 42 games (0 starts) for the Astros back in 2009 and he was 2-1 with a 3.35 ERA and a 1.49 WHIP ... [ ... ] ...

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Acquittal in second Pyote sex-abuse trial


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 1:50 p.m.

Former TYC administrator John Paul Hernandez was acquitted of sex-abuse charges in Lubbock, reports AP: ... A former principal of a West Texas juvenile who claimed inmates lied when they told investigators that he had sexually assaulted them in darkened classrooms, closets and storage units was acquitted Monday of all charges against him ... Jurors deliberated for about six hours before returning the not guilty verdicts on the 11 counts against John Paul Hernandez. He had faced up to 20

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The Texas Rangers need more out of Elvis Andrus in 2011


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Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 8:18 p.m.

22-year old righty swinging Elvis Andrus regressed a little bit in his second year in the majors with a bat in his hands ... Andrus played in 148 games for the Rangers last season and he was 156 of 588 (.265 avg, .643 OPS) with 88 runs scored, 0 homers, 35 RBIs and 32 stolen [ ... ] ...

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PtR Roundtable @ The All-Star Break


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Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 6:20 p.m.
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via www.concurringopinions.com ...   ... Even though the NBA season is past the halfway mark, the All-Star break is a great time to take a look back at the season that has been and a look forward to the season that may be.  So join us after the jump for a conversation about our beloved Spurs. Remember, some of these topics were brought up by you £ers ... The Spurs are off to their best start in team history.  Is this record a fluke or is it a true barometer of how good the team is? ...

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A fitting finale


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Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 6:00 a.m.

Crowds — including cowboys, city slickers and curious children — attending the last day of the 2011 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo ... enjoyed sunny skies and much warmer temperatures than the freezing ones that the rodeo opened with on Feb. 3 ...

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The Texas Rangers sign Brett Tomko


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Published Feb. 20, 2011 at 12:52 p.m.

The Texas Rangers have signed 37-year old righty starting pitcher Brett Tomko to a minor league deal ... Tomko pitched in 14 games (all starts) in Rookie+A+AAA-ball last season and he was 2-3 with a 7.18 ERA and a 1.72 WHIP ... He gave up a stunning 92 hits in 62 2/3 innings in the [ ... ] ...

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BBVA All-Star Celebrity Game & T-Mobile Rookie Challenge GameThread


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Published Feb. 19, 2011 at 12:00 a.m.
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Coverage starts at 7 PM Spurs (Central).  ...   ... All-Star Celebrity Roster: ... • ESPN Analyst  Magic Johnson  (NBA legend and Hall of Famer) ... • Grammy-nominated artist  Justin Bieber  (pop artist) ... •  Scottie Pippen  (NBA legend and Hall of Famer) ... •  Bill Walton  (NBA legend and Hall of Famer) ... •  AC Green  (NBA legend) ... •  B.J. Armstrong  (NBA legend) ... •  Chris Mullin  (ESPN Analyst and NBA legend) ... •  Jalen Rose  (ESPN Analyst and NBA

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Has Charles Barkley changed his tune on the Spurs?


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Published Feb. 18, 2011 at 6:37 p.m.

Barkley said the Spurs were the 2nd best team in Texas, lobbied against Tim Duncan being in the All-Star game, and of course, has blasted San Antonio's river and women ...

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The Houston Astros are hoping for some pop out of Bill Hall’s bat this season


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Published Feb. 18, 2011 at 3:28 p.m.

The Astros signed 31-year old righty swinging Bill Hall to take over as the new starting 2B in 2011 ... He played in 119 games for the Red Sox last season and he was 85 of 344 (.247 avg, .772 OPS) with 44 runs scored, 18 homers, 46 RBIs and 9 stolen bases ... The [ ... ] ...

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